At the Royal Society in London on July 20, 2015, Yuri Milner, Stephen Hawking and Lord Martin Rees announced a set of initiatives — a scientific programme aimed at finding evidence of technological life beyond Earth entitled ‘Breakthrough Listen. In addition, atop the One World Trade Center in New York on April 20, 2016, Breakthrough Starshot was announced, an interstellar programme to Alpha Centauri. These are the first of several privately-funded global initiatives to answer the fundamental science questions surrounding the origin, extent and nature of life in the universe. The Breakthrough Initiatives are managed by the Breakthrough Prize Foundation. Breakthroughinitiatives.org

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Simon Peter “Pete” Worden, (Brig. Gen., USAF, Ret., PhD) is the Chairman of the Breakthrough Prize Foundation and Executive Director of the foundation’s ‘Breakthrough Initiatives’. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics and Astronomy from the University of Michigan and a PhD in Astronomy for the University of Arizona. Prior to joining the Breakthrough Prize Foundation, Dr. Worden was Director of NASA’s Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, California, USA until his retirement on March 31, 2015. He has held several positions in the United States Air Force and was research professor of astronomy at the University of Arizona.

Enrique started his as an Aerospace Engineer working in Drone Research and Development for the United States Pentagon. After several years as a top engineer for the US Army, Enrique was given the offer to be a part of the Dept of Intelligence. In the year 2009, while looking for ways to provide a decentralized platform for a fleet of Artificial Intelligence drones, he was given the now famous bitcoin paper of Satoshi Nakamoto. Soon after, he decided to leave the government and find ways to expand his knowledge of bitcoins and cryptocurrencies. Enrique holds a Bachelor and Masters in Engineering and an MBA with specialty in neural networks.

Max is an early stage technology investor covering the DACH region. Prior to Index, Max held several positions at Google, most recently in its Strategic Insights & Analytics team where he measured the impact of Brexit and identified global revenue leakage opportunities. Max holds two Master’s degrees (summa cum laude), conducted research on “High-Frequency Trading” and has lived, studied and worked in 7 countries. In his spare time, he enjoys traveling and playing tennis.

Venture Partner at a new Silicon Valley fund focused on AI and deeptech. Former Managing Partner Nest Ventures. Director at The CryptoAssets Institute. Founder of leading international investor syndicate Borderless Ventures for FrenchTech and ASEAN startups. Keynote speaker on Corporate Innovation and CryptoAssets/Blockchain technologies. Author, "Chief Startup Officer, How Corporates Can Leverage Startup Innovation". Serial entrepreneur in digital and ecommerce. 20+ years digital marketing strategy with Coca-Cola, HP, BP, large banks, airlines and governments... Ethan connects and enables cross-border startup investment and business development between the US, France and Southeast Asia.

I'm Julius, a world travelling 23 year old magician from London. My business is social media based- I've Got 14 million facebook followers, 3 million Instagram followers and 500k youtube subscribers.

Bo Ji is an inspiring TEDx speaker, a Chinaprenuer, and game changer for global startups expanding into China

Bo is currently the Assistant Dean & Chief Representative for Europe at Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB), a top business school with more than 10,000 chairman/CEO level alumni in China. Bo had an over-20-year successful business career in Global Business Development, Innovation, Strategy, Supply Chain Management, M&A, etc. He served as the senior executive at the headquarters of many fortune 500 companies such as Monsanto, Cargill, Pfizer, Wrigley and Mars. He is also a well sought conference speaker.

Combining his extensive business experiences and in-depth know

Adrian Branny, General Director of SCHNEIDER GROUP’s Warsaw office is a Polish certified Tax Advisor with more than 12 years of professional experience in income taxation, VAT & Tax Planning, M&A Transactions. He graduated from the Law Faculty at the Warsaw University, where he also made his Ph.D. studies in tax law. Before joining SCHNEIDER GROUP Adrian was a Tax Manager in a Big 4 company for over 8 years and an associate in tax department of an eminent Polish law firm. Due to the expertise he gathered within his education and work experience, he was a speaker on a number of conferences and is giving presentations on topics related to business set-up, taxation and accounting environment.

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Peter Szanto is a USC Trojan and the founder of B Creative, TouchCo and SpringTab. He helps companies like Time-Warner, L’Oreal, OTP, Fashion Street and TripTrotting in digital business development to grow their revenue. Peter gave a TEDxYouth Talk – a life long bucket list dream. The leading Hungarian TV channel, RTL Klub featured him as host of the first StartUp and Social Media show, he is a regular speaker at Kürt Academy, Internet Hungary, and mentor at Mentorship. He was recognized as a 30 under the age of 30 by Forbes Magazine hungarian edition, nominated to entrepreneurs’ Role Model Award 2015. One of Peter’s projects has also been awarded Mastercard’s Mobile Banking App of the Year Award.

Co-founder and President of Startup Hub Poland Fundation, which advocates innovative Central Eastern European high-tech talents in starting up a global venture in Poland. IP transfer specialist and RnD commercialization analyst. Seed and startup investment manager. CEO in seed-funds supporting early-stage tech-based projects. Member of the National Development Council to the President of the Republic of Poland as well as the Committee on New Technologies and Innovations to the Polish Chamber of Commerce and Polish Philosophical Society.

Benjamin Bilski, a Forbes 30 under 30 Member, is a serial internet entrepreneur. He is the Founder and Executive Director of one of Europe´s fastest growing FinTechs, The NAGA Group AG. The company performed Germany´s most successful IPO 2017 only 21 months after its incorporation and is valued $250 Million on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. He also is one of the key persons behind the NAGA COIN ($100m Market Cap), a digital cryptocurrency for stock and virtual item trading. Benjamin also founded Germany´s leading Online-Shop for Fishing & Outdoor equipment, angelplatz.de. He holds a M.Sc. in Management and was a former German Champion in Swimming.

Co-creator and CEO of an ecosystem of startups and changing corporations, the leader in CEE – Business Link. His vision is to create in CEE a new economy model based on lean corporations being competence hubs supported by thousands of startups and creating 3 unicorns until the year 2020. He has created: Business Links – coworking spaces encompassing more than 1000 startups and corporations working on over 30 thousand m2, located in major Polish cities. Academic Business Incubators – the biggest network of 56 business incubators in Europe. AIP Seed Capital – supports startups at the early stage. bValue Fund – investing in startups at a further stage of development.

Matt Komorowski is responsible for driving PayPal business and delivering company’s strategy in more than 39 countries, including the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium, Scandinavia, Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), and Ireland. Matt is focusing on payment innovations to address changing consumer shopping behavior, as well as on leveraging payment technology to accelerate e-commerce and help businesses to expand both domestically and internationally. As a graduate of University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Commerce, he has a degree in Commerce and Finance.

Lloyd Waldo is an expert startup advisor for messaging and communications with a decade of experience in communication strategy, and product positioning. Since joining StartupYard in 2013 he has invested in 44 tech startups, including standout companies like Gjirafa.com, Neuron Soundware, BudgetBakers, and Rossum.ai, among many others. Lev, Lloyd's son, would like you to know that "he smells like a carrot."

CIO at Polish Developement Fund, Start in Poland coordinator. Passionate about politics, new tech and communication. Prior to her present position Eliza has worked as a CEO of Startup Poland, a grassroots organization with the goal to help build better conditions for Polish startups by influencing policy-makers, educators, academics and the media. As well as for the ICT (Huawei, Mozilla) and NGO sector (ePaństwo Foundation including Code for Poland project). She has also lived and worked abroad in Madrid (Internet Advantage), London (Evening Standard) and Munich (Lewis PR). Energetic, enthusiastic, creative, self-motivated, eager for success and open for challenge.

Raphael is a Senior Adviser, Investor (Undagrid / Beasts of Balance) & International Speaker with a background in Sales, Marketing & Strategic Business Development (Telecom, Apple). He’s now the Founder & CEO of the Startupbootcamp IoT Program based in London : http://bit.ly/SBCIoT. He’s also a Founding Management Board Member & Chair for the SMEs in the AIOTI (Alliance for IoT Innovation) at the European Commission, an adviser to MakerWharf, a Founding Board Member of the French IoT Think Tank & a Founding & Advisory Board member of the UK French Tech Hub.

Bartosz Sokoliński is responsible for running the office of development and innovation in the missionary state owned company – Industrial Development Agency JSC. Bartosz has experience in working as a general director, director of innovation, strategic and creative director, as well as a public relations manager. He worked for state-owned companies, investment companies, public relations, advertising agencies, foundations and associations, consulting and interactive companies (dealing with mobile technologies and social media) and publishing houses. His experience also includes buying/selling companies and cooperation with investment banks, VC funds, and other financial investors.

Anna Trojanowska is the HEAD of Implementation and Commercialisation Unit in Innovation and Business Development Department at Polish Oil and Gas Company (PGNiG SA). Before that she was responsible for looking for innovations as Head of Innovation Unit in the same company. She is responsible for sourcing innovative solutions for PGNiG Capital Group. She is also in charge of coordinating the cooperation of big state-owned companies with startups and small and medium-sized enterprises. She manages InnVento – a startup incubator powered by PGNiG. She also collaborates with startups within MIT Enterprise Forum Poland acceleration program. Before joining PGNiG SA, she had been introducing innovative solutions in medical sector while working as a national coordinator in Polish- Belgian organization Flandria. She was also involved in introduction of innovative social dialogue in Kujawsko -Pomorskie region. Anna is a member of editorial team of the industrial magazine Przegląd Gazowniczy.

Piotr Czekierda is the award-winning manager, entrepreneur and business consultant. He specializes in innovations, startups, and R&D sector. His extensive professional experience includes both the creation of innovative products, organizational leadership as well supporting professionals in their professional and personal development.

Aleksander is a co-founder of Buildit Hardware Accelerator, the first startup accelerator in Northern and Eastern Europe investing into hardware startups. He has invested into 40+ hardware companies with founders from 17 countries.

As a member of Innovation Center in Alior Bank Kamila is responsible for scouting for innovative solutions on the Polish and global market, cooperation with startups and pre-verifying of ideas in terms of the business value. Among her projects is the acceleration program “Huge Thing powered by Alior”. Due to the experience gained in the bank, she tries to establish a bridge between fintechs and business departments. Before, for 5 years Kamila was in the FX trading platforms department in Alior Bank, where she took part in implementation and launch of new products – Kantor Walutowy in 2012 and eFX Trader in 2013 and then in introduction of new technological features and services.

Problem solver, influencer, international business developer. Passionate about industry transformations, such as ICO disruption of the VC space and the uptake of blockchain technologies. Looking to invest in the next game changer that monetizes the opportunities of the future energy landscape.

Maciej Ćwikiewicz- He currently heads PFR Ventures – Polish VC fund of funds with EUR 600 M AuM. He worked as an Investment Director at ARX Equity Partners where he focused on industrial and services sectors. Earlier, he gained experience at consulting companies, including McKinsey & Co and Kolaja & Partners (currently Alvarez & Marsal) when he led numerous complex turn-around projects, while also holding interim managerial positions. He gained international experience while working in the US and Indonesia. Mr. Ćwikiewicz graduated from the Warsaw School of Economics and received MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Jonathan Chester is founder/President of Bitwage and Inwage as well as a contributor on forbes for all things bitcoin & blockchain related. Jonathan has been in the Bitcoin industry as an early adopter since 2013, running Bitwage, the most popular payroll & invoicing platform built on top of Bitcoin. His second company, Inwage, leverages Bitwage's 18k workers for IT consulting, IT development and recruitment services to build out ICOs and the projects behind those ICOs for other companies. Jonathan has been featured in Les Echos and Quartz, consulted members of the EU Parliament, dutch banks and dutch regulators, and spoken at conferences such as Viva Technology and CoinAgenda

Liviu is the co-founder of Cyborg Nest, the world’s leading company to sell intelligently designed senses. There is more around us than we can perceive with our senses, so we decided to start sensing some of it. In a world dominated by artificial intelligence created to make our phones, cars and homes smarter, we decided to make people smarter instead. In his previous role, Liviu was the COO of Videre est Credere, lived undercover and built undercover networks of people who use technology to document human rights violations in places where no one has access.

Entrepreneur focused on voice biometrics, speech recognition, multichannel customer experience, fintech & security.

Maciej ‘Mac’ Filipkowski is an entrepreneurial executive, digital explorer and business expert with 20+ years of experience in IT, consumer electronics and entertainment markets. Mac carried out plan to hack his life after reaching forty-five and started working on his own life design: after finishing INSEAD and working for Dell and Samsung Electronics, he decided to become a successful connector and mentor to young leaders. Maciej is one of the most active angel investors in Poland & he has 25 active ventures in areas of digital marketing, marketplaces, SaaS, FinTech, healthcare. Mac is Member of Supervisory Boards at private and listed companies, President INSEAD NAA Poland & member of YPO

Managing director at Zafiro Solutions, a Polish company winning H2020 SME Instrument grants for the most innovative European small and medium-sized enterprises. Experience with projects from various fields: advanced manufacturing, nanotechnology, fintech, biotechnology, medical devices, mHealth.

Chris is currently an active deep tech investor at 01Ventures, with offices in Amsterdam & London. With 01V he invests in companies taking on big global problems with very bold ambition. He is a strong advocate for European technology and is actively involved in the European startup ecosystem. Chris has been the Investor in Residence at StartupBootcamp IoT, a coach with Startup Sauna and regularly runs the investment masterclass for the Capital Enterprise Greenlight Programme in London.

Imran Khan is Head of Communications at Wirex, with over a decade of experiences in FinTech firms, banks, asset managers. He previously held financial journalism roles at Financial Times, City AM and CNBC. In 2017, he provided speeches for major FinTech and Blockchain conferences in Serbia, Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, New York, The Netherlands. Imran is a seasoned strategic communications specialist in media and political relations with political and journalist relationships across Europe, USA and Japan.

Basia Nasiorowska - Founder of companies, Entrepreneur, Innovative Technologies Evangelist and Enthusiast ,Mentor and Startups developer. Basia is the founder of companies in Telecoms, ICT,Robotics and Virtual and Augmented Reality Technologies. The first company she established over 23 years ago was in the field of Fibre Optics and in 2001 she founded an innovative Biometrics technology company.Now Basia's interest is in Robotics, NeuroGaming, VR/AR , Video Analytics and other futuristic innovations.In 2013 she was recognized internationally for her work in promoting Facial Recognition Biometrics Technologies in the world and was awarded the ID Outstanding Achievement Award. She has been a Chairperson of TSDF -Telecommunications Skills Development Forum and also participated in an international work of the ISO/ Biometrics Technical Standards Committee and ATM Banking Association etc. Basia's previous business experience allows her now to guide companies and Startups in their strategic growth and helps them navigate through uncertainty of choosing the newest technologies .

Experienced consultant and manager of EU projects with over 10 years of experience, who got bored of watching how others do it and decided to throw himself into the trend of creating a technological project from scratch. Co-founder and Project Manager UnitDoseOne (automatic hospital pharmacy system), also responsible for market development in Poland and abroad. Trainer and lecturer in the field of innovation implementation, project management, commercialization and raising capital for development. Co-organizer of the Łódź Start-up Weekends and co-founder of the initiatives in Łódź like Łodzianie Decydują and Sztab Piotrkowska.

Alex is a co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer at ClaimCompass and a 500 Startups alumni. He began his career doing client acquisition for a leading Canadian airline, worked in Marketing and PR for a Berlin-based agency, as well as an analyst for the Canadian Federal Government. Alex has been named in the Forbes 30 under 30 class of 2017, as well as recently admitted to the Endeavor network.

Entrepreneur, AI expert and experienced manager responsible for R&D and commercial projects in machine learning applications and AI software development. Managing project teams responsible for implementation and maintenance of risk scoring models, as well as those supporting activities of CRM departments. Managing implementation of innovative, proprietary software solutions based on artificial intelligence, machine learning and stream processing. Founder, CEO and member of supervisory board of Algolytics. Graduate of Warsaw School of Economics, conducting lectures on subjects of econometrics and statistical analysis.

European lawyer by degree, briefly flirted with the corporate world and moved to the startup world to discover the world of digital health and now blockchain. Co-founder & CEO of Trivial.co: an Ethereum blockchain explorer where you can check anyone’s tokens & transactions.

Entrepreneur, advisor, blockchain enthusiast. After 4 years in AI he joined Cofound.it as Head of Global in 2017. Currently he's helping a number of companies with tokenisation as an independent advisor.

Ammar Akhtar is the Founder and CEO of 1CallGroup. A software giant in the Middle East helping industries fight the ever changing climate of technology day in and day out. Ammar has helped organizations find their purpose using technology and he believes in helping people as much as possible in order to bridge gap between information lapse because he believes gaining information and building awareness is the only source of growth in this fast paced, rapid and every changing world.

Piotr Orleański, PhD in electronics, collected the big experience as electronic engineer, test engineer, system engineer, group leader and project manager in design and development of space instrumentation. He was a Co-I and technical leader of Polish participation in hardware development in many spectacular space missions: Integral, Mars Express, Chandrayaan, Venus Express, Herschel, ASIM, TGO/ExoMars, and Solar Orbiter. The integration and test of the first two Polish satellites BRITE Lem and Hevelius) has been successfully completed in Poland under his technical responsibility. He is a member of Polish Space Agency Council and Committee on Space Research of Polish Academy of Science.

Mateusz Józefowicz, co-founder and CCO of ABM Space Sp. z o.o., a space robotics company, initiator and leader of EX-PL, a Polish space mining consortium. Actively participates in creation of Polish space mining industry, by coordinating business efforts between Poland, Germany, Luxembourg and USA. Together with partners proposed the Golden Fleece solar sail concept with ISRU component, awarded the Airbus-Merck KGaA Sustainable Exploration Prize at Space Exploration Masters 2017. At ABM Space manages ESA projects, leading international consortia. Involved in NGOs, such as boards of Mars Society Polska and European Space Foundation.

I'm the CEO and Co-Founder at Noise Media. What started as a blog at university, has grown into the UK's largest online student publisher network. Our network consists of three main channels including Student Money Saver, Everything Student & Never Grow Up. Our innovative strategy for brand partnerships is disrupting a rapidly growing industry and we turned over close to £1 million last year through brand partnerships. We're now set to scale as we create and grow new social communities across various verticles.

Ivan Marandola is the Co-Founder and CEO of iWABOO Inc. In his prior ventures, he has raised over €55M, invested in more than 25 hardware/AI/IOT startups, and has 1 successful exit in Biotech. He attends 20+ conf/year as Keynote speaker, TedX speaker, as well as a mentor for 500 Startups, Hax, Brinc & Boomtown.

Jerzy Achimowicz is an expert in the field of computer aided brain research. He received his M.Sc. in the Quantum Electronics and Solid State Physics in 1976 from Military Academy of Technology in Warsaw and his Ph.D. degree in Biomedical Engineering in 1988 from Warsaw Technical University. His interest in brain research resulted in Doctor of Science title in Neurophysiology from Polish Academy of Science Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology in 2000.

Currently CTO in Nethone, AI-driven fraud prevention and business intelligence. Previously AI Team Leader for 1.5 year in G2A, software engineer in Google for 3.5 year, game developer in CD Projekt Red for 0.5 year and mobile game developer for 5 years. In short: 10 years of adventure in IT.

Hannes Sjöblad is a member of the Digital Biology faculty at Singularity University Dk. He works as Chief Disruption Officer at Epicenter Stockholm where he advises companies and organisations on how to navigate accelerating technological transformation. He is also a bio-hacker and a co-founder of BioNyfiken, the Swedish Association of Bio-hackers where he works to democratize access to powerful biotechnologies. Hannes holds an MSc in Financial Management from the Stockholm School of Economics and has worked for 15+ years in different international management roles in media, finance and industrial agriculture. With an international business background, deep insights in emerging technology fields and an easy-going style of communication, Hannes is a popular speaker and business advisor on tech trends, in particular relating to the impact of technology on our bodies. Hannes work and insights into near- and inbody technology has been internationally recognised by among others Wired, Motherboard, Bloomberg, Business Insider, CNN, BBC, Daily Mail, Le Figaro and others.

Martin started his professional career by doing research at the Ruhr University in Bochum on Trusted computing and Secure communication channels. In 2008 he moved back to Berlin and helped building an education portal on the threats of the internet. In 2012, he was one of the founders of a paid video-chat communication platform for consulting offers. In 2013 he joined Project A as a CTO, where he worked on Toroleo. After a year there, he moved on to become the CTO of Flightright, where he initiated building a legal-tech framework that allowed for spinning out new startups in this area effectively. In 2015 Martin joined WATTx as CTO. Today he is responsible for all of WATTx’s activities.

Lars Buch is the Managing Director of Startupbootcamp Digital Health Berlin, an industry-focused 3-month accelerator program focusing on Digital Health startups with a scientific or clinical differentiator. His mission is to empower the participating startups to commercialise and grow their solutions. Lars has a background in advanced technology development and product creation as Head of Smartphones in Nokia DK until 2012 where he joined Startupbootcamp as Managing Director for the "Mobile First Vertical" program in Copenhagen while building a couple of own startups on the side. In 2016 he spend a year to set up and head the venture arm for the newly established LEO Innovation Lab.

Inna Uwarowa graduated with a master’s degree from the Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering at Warsaw University of Technology, where she specialized in space systems engineering. Inna is a former ESA ESERO project manager at Copernicus Science Centre. She is currently a PhD candidate at Warsaw University of Technology (WUT), and has since 2012 been the project manager of the student satellite project “PW-Sat2”. Since 2015 had been a business development manager at Future Processing and currently she is a part of FP Space.

Pierre is a Blockchain, mobile industry and Silicon Valley veteran with an extensive track record and author of two patents. Mr. Yurow is an active Angel Investor in Blockchain and currently advises a 1/2 dozen startups across the Emerging Markets. He is an active co-founder of two Blockchain startups preparing their ICOs. He was the Chief Executive Officer, Head of Innovation and Co-Founder of venture backed Spectrum Mobile Ltd. He has worked with such venture backed companies as Gamewheel, Avazu, Mobile Posse, NewsRepublic, Mango Mobile/Omnicom, Associated Press, Cellfire, Bling Software, uVuMobile, SmartVideo, 2ergo, Proteus, Virgin Mobile, Seven Networks, Twitter and Wcities.

Brings 15 years of communications and project management experience. She's worked with brands such as McDonald’s and T-Mobile, been a museum spokesperson, brand innovation officer at a DBB&Tribal and CEO of a boutique communications agency. She is a board director at Liger Leadership Academy in Phnom Penh. At Trivial she focuses on operations and making the blockchain understandable to the outside world.

Marcin Hejka - Co-Founder General Partner of OTB Ventures, VC fund investing in tech companies in Europe and Israel. Between 1999 and 2017 in Intel Capital, most recently serving as Vice President, Investment Committee Member and General Manager of Europe Middle East Africa and India. Between 2004 and 2010 Vice President of the Polish Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (PSIK). Invested and served in Boards of several technology companies, including: AVG, Mall.cz, Audioteka, SpaceKnow, Sigfox, Ozon, Fortumo, Elmodis, Centrum.cz, API.AI, WP.pl, Index.hu, CG Trader and others.

Co-founder of InPay, Bitcoin Payment Processor and exchange, member of Polish Bitcoin Association and Blockchain Technology Center

André is founder and CEO of tractionwise. He supports small and medium enterprises on the way to traction, the state that the company "humms", also with limited resources. The tractionwise method is based on two pillars: Extremely good customer empathy and filtering the proven channels to market. Tractionwise has been able to prove this with market entries (partly in foreign markets), product launches and fundraising with various customers. In the field of traction and growth, André is an active advisor for incubators and accelerators in Germany, such as wayra.

Blockchain evangelist, working on cryptocurrencies and blockchain since 2013. In 2016 started a YouTube channel where he explains and teach about possibilities of Blockchain technology. Popular speaker, author of many articles and co-author of the book “Kryptowaluty” which is a comprehensive review of the whole Blockchain and cryptocurrency industry. CEO of PNT which is one of the biggest blockchain company in Poland. Has his own personal token BentynCoin with 4 mln USD market cap.

Technology banker, blockchain expert. I have spent my entire carreer advising entrepreneurs in the old economy and tech. Getting to know the most powerful and innovative business models each day and providing sustainable and genuine advise to the leading entrepreneurs and help them grow their businesses in the best possible way is what excites me.

Markus Vogt, Director Segment Healthcare & Wearables. Markus lives in Munich and works for EBV Elektronik since 1996. He helds a german Dipl.-Ing. degree in Electronics. With more than 25 years in the electronic industry, Markus supports customers in the Healthcare & Wearables market in Europe .

Jowan Österlund founded Biohax International in 2013 having over 15 years of experience in sterile procedure for piercing and body modification. In addition, he also leads progress for standardisation on bio-devices for the public and is involved in the relevant regulatory process and development of legislation. Jowan is currently the leading safe and secure Biochip installer in the world. He has already achieved to replace plastic cards and key-fobs for several corporations and individuals with the aim to creating a seamless experiences in everyday life encounters with technology and digital things.

Gabor is a natural born geek who has 10+ years of international IT and business experience. All the years have one thing in common: having fun while creating value. One thing is the vertical knowledge, but it is almost nothing without social skills. Currently, he is providing Business Development consulting for Balasys IT Security where he is responsible for business and high level product development.

Filiberto is an hands-on leader and change manager, with nearly 15 years of International experience. He combines top-notch strategic skills with an eye for operational details, in which he does not mind getting involved. He presents his know-how in marketing, innovation, branding and international expansion at many congresses and conferences. The consumers of conferences are owners, presidents, directors, top managers of the largest companies in the world and in Poland. Both his consulting experience as well as his PHD research, give Filiberto an opportunity to learn in-depth about innovation and branding. And he is delighted and lucky enough to share these experiences as a speaker

Deputy Director of Cybersecurity / Head of Computer Emergency Response Team at PSE S.A. – Transmission System Operator in Poland. IT security consultant with over 20 years of experience with specialization Computer Forensics and Information Security Management System based on ISO/IEC 2700x. Trainer cooperated with academia, universities and trainings centres delivers lectures concerning all aspects of information security, risk management (ISO/IEC 27005), ISMS (ISO/IEC 27001), BCM (ISO/IEC 22301), cyber threats and investigations on cybercrimes. Former law Enforcement Officer, until 2014 member of the Management Board of Europol, Polish representative to Heads of Europol National Unit forum

Highly successful, business technology executive with a servant-leader approach, specializing in entrepreneurial Pharma and FMCG environments, rapid growth and turnaround opportunities. Innovative and results-oriented, with excellent communication skills and strong work ethic. He has a deep knowledge about Information Technology, including support, software development, architecture, management, acquisitions & senior leadership roles. MBA concentrated on management in corporate entrepreneurship. Passionate about aligning business and technology goals, Digital technologies, E-health, Cloud Computing, DevOps, Big Data, Ecommerce, Mobile Apps, Content Management, CRM and Social Media.

Lawyer, Member of the Management Board and Director of Finances at ICEYE Polska sp. z o.o.

Julia Krysztofiak-Szopa currently serves as the President of the Board at Startup Poland, the country's biggest technology think tank. Startup Poland's mission is to identify and promote the best regulatory practices and unleash the growth potential of young tech companies. Startup Poland does that through research, education and public advocacy campaigns. Prior to Startup Poland Julia has been leading growth for Dealmarket, a private equity dealflow platform in Zürich. Before, she had founded a fashion startup Wellfitting Inc., and had served as the first Program Director at Blackbox Accelerator in Palo Alto.

Key Account Manager at VARTA Microbattery GmbH for rechargeable and primary battery systems in Central and Eastern Europe. Andreas have a long experience in electrical engineering starting from high frequency technology, network technology, measurement systems (x-ray, near-infrared) and electronic components.

Managing Director, ispace Europe Kyle Acierno is the Managing Director of ispace Europe. He is responsible for executing business strategies with a specific focus on the lunar mining missions conducted in Luxembourg as a part of the Space Resources Initiative. He has travelled to over 100 countries and worked on four continents. On his next trip he plans to go to space.

Over last few years Aga founded a number of companies including Niwa, an IoT green-tech company which backed by SOS Ventures raised over $150k on Kickstarter, a high growth marketing agency and a successful not for profit. She currently is on the mission to redefine how we think about the exercise. The Movement Athlete is - the world's first fitness platform focusing on learning skills versus doing the same exercises over and over again. Her team takes the user on a gamified journey of a lifetime, where you master new skills and unlock harder ones as you go along. In her free time she trains acrobatics, advises multiple startups, speaks at conferences and shares her lessons at her blog

Co-Founder & Head of Business in FindAir, a company developing smart solutions for asthma patients. He takes care of the business development, investor relations, sales and marketing. Together with his partners, he is the winner of numerous start-up competitions. Originating from the advertising industry, prior to creating FindAir, he worked for many years in digital advertising agencies being responsible for nationwide campaigns for the top finance, telecom and FMCG brands. Graduate in IT and Econometrics at Cracow University of Economics.

EU affairs specialist (more than 15 years of experience in EU policies and programmes). University degree in Law. IMP3rove certified expert level 1 (Innovation Management - A.T. Kearney); Head of the EU Projects Area at Umbria Trade Agency, head EURO INFO CENTRE IT390. Key Account Manager in the frame of EEN – Enhancing Innovation Management Capacities of SMEs. Coordinator of projects in the fields of internationalisation of SMEs, business start-up and incubation, innovation, strategies for business and regional development. Project Cycle Management (PCM) lecturer at university and master degree level

Professor Krzysztof Piech is the CEO of Polish Accelerator of Blockchain Technology and Director of the Blockchain Technology Centre at Lazarski University. He was also the business leader of Blockchain Stream of Paperless Poland Programme, working under the Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland. He has more than 20 years of experience in lecturing on economics and management in Poland and in some other countries. He made several expert and research projects for ministries and other public institutions in Poland and abroad. Professor Piech has also predicted the last and previous world recessions and crises.

A charming professional with the gift of the gab, Matt brings years of experience in building start-ups in B2B and B2C web and application services to his role. He has extensive experience in product ,sales and brand development and marketing, campaign management and event planning. In recent years, he’s focused on hardware, iot, strategic development, business relationship management and business transformation. As an independent entrepreneur and consultant, he’s managed a businesses of up to 100+ employees in different geographies across Europe, lately he is tasked with kickstarting Brinc operations in CEE.

Bartosz Kędziora, co-founder and CEO of Astronika Sp. z o.o. Astronika deals with the design and of space mechanisms and tribological solutions. The company actively works, i.a. in the area of device construction for research missions. Last year Company delivered a complete drive mechanism for the so-called HP3 Mole, which will explore the surface of Mars as part of the NASA mission - InSight. It will dig five meters below the surface of the Red Planet. The robot will investigate the history of the creation of Mars, the temperature, the nucleus and the changes taking place there. Currently, Astronika is working on two mechanisms for the largest ongoing ESA mission - JUICE.

Paweł Borys is a recognized Polish economist and manager, with rich and successful professional track record in banking, capital markets and insurance, who has worked for Polish and international financial institutions. He is an expert at investments, management, macroeconomic analysis, strategic and financial planning and business restructuring. He has experience as a manager of large teams and complex projects involving the development and implementation of growth strategies for businesses and financial institutions.

Marta is a London based entrepreneur, one of Forbes 30 Under 30 in Finance in 2016 and most recently one of Evening Standard’s London's most influential people in 2017. In 2012 she co-founded Azimo, a low-cost online money transfer impacting millions of people’s lives globally. In January 2018 she moved on to create Astarte.ventures, focusing on the intersection of technology, diversity and impact.

Maciej Frankowicz - CEO & Partner at Shape VC - a newly established polish seed fund with 11m EUR market cap investing in early stage companies that leverage hardware as a core component of the solution. Mostly interested in hardware, electronics, robotics, IoT, industrial technologies. Between 2015 - 2017 Maciej has been the Investment Manager at Arkley VC and before he has co-founded a travel startup - AudioTrip. Privately a nerd, dog owner and a world-class karaoke signer.

Sonja is a passionate innovation and tech marketing veteran with profound tech and strategy expertise. She currently heads innovation company Navispace AG. Before she worked for embedded systems company ESG and the Boston Consulting Group. She holds a degree in business economics and won the annual university award for her phd thesis. She is author of several publications and "digitization" board member in consulting companies and universities. In her free time she loves skiing off-piste with her two daughters.

Berlin tech and innovation enthusiast. Leading the official Berlin Startup Unit. Founder of Start Alliance. Father. Husband. Guitar player.

Adrian Migoń - CEO of the Foundation of Technology and Youth Business Poland. Adrian has created an entrepreneurial ecosystem in YBP that includes accelerating, training and mentoring projects. Has 10 years of experience supporting start-ups and traditional businesses in development. From 2008 he has developed the biggest association of business mentors in Poland. Second speaker Bartek Janowicz - Lean Startup expert and founder of consulting company that teaches corporations how to innovate in a startup way. A Lean Startup lecturer for post-graduate studies at Warsaw School of Economics, Chartered Institute of Marketing in Warsaw and MBA Poznan-Atlanta.

Bartek Janowicz - 20+ years of experience as a consultant and facilitator. Lean Startup expert and founder of Proinnovate consulting company that teaches corporations how to innovate in a startup way. He was an Program Manager in INDUSTRY LAB – Accelerator for Manufacturing Industry Innovators, a Mentor for Social Innovators Program and an Expert in monitoring team for Startups Platform incubation program. A Lean Startup lecturer for post-graduate studies at Warsaw School of Economics, Chartered Institute of Marketing in Warsaw and MBA Poznan-Atlanta. He has over 15 years of experience in HR, including 10+ years as an Organization & Employees Development in corporations.

Sebastian Straube is Founder and CEO of Interstellar Ventures, which is supporting New Space Entrepreneurs with the goal to accelerate and innovate the Future of Commercial Space Exploration. Sebastian is former Co-founder and CEO of BSD Germany, a leading Berlin based international advisory company. Beside running Interstellar Ventures, he is a business mentor in leading international technology startup acceleration programs like Singularity University Ventures in Mountain View and a frequent Keynote Speaker at Tech Conferences. In 2012, Sebastian was a Member of the Social Responsible Investments Working Group, which was established at the Polish Ministry of Commerce.

Krzysztof Senger (PhD) has over 12 years of experience in international business, as well as in investment finance and project management. Previously Mr Senger worked in the consulting sector for The Big Four Companies and supported clients in entering global markets by creating innovative strategies and business models. In the public sector, Mr Senger has experience in building and managing new finance and investments structures. He also acted as an independent advisor and an international expert in negotiations of free trade agreements with the EU (the DCFTA). He has participated in international projects related to innovation and R&D.

Jędrzej Kowalczyk is customer oriented business unit executive with strong engineering, sales and marketing experience. His interest in science and technology began in the early childhood thus the choice of the university was a simple matter. Jędrzej Kowalczyk is a graduate of robotics and automation at the Gdańsk University of Technology. He started his professional career at FANUC, as a Technical Specialist, in 2009. He was then quickly promoted to the position of the Service Coordinator (2010), Customer Service Coordinator (2012) and a number of new challenges and opportunities opened for him. In 2015 took office as General Manager of FANUC Polska.

Benjamin is a SportsTech Expert who has been working as a Management Consultant and Strategy Expert for large corporations before joining the startup world in various positions. He lived and worked in Berlin, Budapest, Cologne, Malmö and New York and helps individuals, startups and organisations to grasp future opportunities at the intersection of Sports & Tech.

Rafal is an IT enthusiast, passionate about new technologies, Sharing Economy, AI and multimedia. A graduate of University in the field of IT. He worked on multiple startups with students and coordinated them as a Team Leader. Enactus World Cup finalist. Business Analyst. Founder and CEO of his own startup, HiDone.

He has been working with information technologies since the beginning of his professional career, and since then has been involved in banking implementation for the last then years. An expert in the field of electronic banking, FinTech and innovation. Leader of numerous development projects combining business and technology. Supporter and promoter of development based on addressing the needs and challenges of clients with technology and business benefits. Currently, he is responsible for the construction and management of the area of Digital Innovation and for the PSD2 program in Bank Zachodni WBK S.A.

The CEO and Co-founder at Summer Agency, a full-service product development company combining the most innovative technologies within developed hardware. The CEO and Co-founder of Altlight, Clinic Development and Co-founder of First11. The CEO of Mechatronic (2013-2014) and the COO of Materialination (2014-2015). Passionate about business and startups, always open for new challenges.

John Mulcahy is the founder of HealthGenuity and former global head of eHealth & patient care in Merck, and General Manager of S3Connected Health. John’s teams have developed Telehealth and medical devices for a worldwide client base of medical device vendors, winning three medical design excellence awards, the UK TSA awards in 2012 for Best Overall Service, and most innovative product or service, 2017 Pharma Marketing Excellence Award for Innovation.

Over 20 years of experience of turning ideas into commercial success. Advisor to some of the worlds largest companies – forms and helps implement their strategies to maximise lifetime value of customers. Has started and successfully existed multiple companies , currently an investor and founder of multiple high growth high potential companies.

Partner at Experior Venture Fund, responsible for investment process support and portfolio companies supervision from IT / technology angle. Trusted advisor to CEOs, CTOs and CIOs on application development and life-cycle management. Strategic business planning and mapping ICT goals. Angel investments in Animibox, MobiQuesto, BankRabatow and SzkolaKodowania. Founder of PlaceChallenge, location-based platform for outdoor games, developed and sold to Nike. Entrepreneur who ran several IT businesses, including software house, IT consulting company and startup-like initiatives and projects.Speaker, mentor. Since 2014 external role of Regional Director at Microsoft. Transitioned more than 10

CTO and cofounder in BIN-e. He is responsible for developing the technological concept of the project and has taken part in all stages of the work’s development. He has been associated with the production industry and advertising agencies for over 20 years and has supported activities for companies and corporations. In the past six years he has designed and coordinated the implementation of innovative systems and platforms and supported numerous start-up initiatives. In BIN-e, he is responsible for the research and development department and supervises all technical activities in BIN-e.

Creating models and ventures around tech, content and branding since his teens, Grant has been responsible for co creating the leading Blockchain RegTech company Coinfirm. He is seen as a unique innovator and communicator in the applications of tech across cultural and lifestyle elements and has done so in European, US and Asia environments. Currently, Grant acts as CMO of Coinfirm and is leading the AMLT Network initiative across the globe.

CEO at Straal - an everything-payments one-stop-shop for online and omnichannel merchants. Michał is an experienced executive who combines his deep technical background with outstanding business savviness. Prior to joining Straal, he had developed his managerial and analytical skills at a top tier consulting firm - The Boston Consulting Group - where he specialised in strategic advisory for the financial services sector. He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College London.

Manager of international deals and transactions. Corporate finance advisor to entrepreneurs acting internationally. Helps young, promising tech companies to scale and raise capital.

I truly believe that it’s possible to create new future without uncomfortable and heavy computers. I believe in idea of Invisible Computing (IC) and I will do anything to make people sure that it’s possible to realize. We create a intuitive solution which base on the technology of digital pen. The solution named IC Pen – an innovative system of digitizing the data is used by i.a. OSCE, PKO BP, Institute of the Mother and Child. In PKO BP the IC Pen system shortens the workflow of documents– it reduces the cost of processing by 75%. After that I work at the Adam Mickiewicz University, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science. I'm interested in algorithms and data safety management.

Lukasz Musialski is a Co-founder and Portfolio Director of Iconiq Lab. Before co-founding Iconiq Lab he worked as a member the investment team at FERI Trust, one of the largest non-bank alternative asset managers in Germany, where he worked in the private equity and venture capital space. He previously gained financial expertise by working in large financial institutions such as UBS and GE Capital RE. Lukasz is an avid technologist and a podcaster. He holds a Master’s in Finance degree from the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management.

Michael Höllerer is Member of the Management Board at Raiffeisen Bank Polska SA and in charge of the portfolio management as well as M&A activities. Previously, he held several top management positions at Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) and Raiffeisen Zentralbank. He was responsible – among other areas – for the digitalization of RBI Group and initiated RBI’s fintech accelerator program “Elevator Lab”.

Connor is the Managing Director of SAP.iO Foundry, powered by Techstars Accelerator where he invests in 10 Machine Learning and B2B SaaS startups per year. He was previously CEO and Founder of Datahug which exited to Nasdaq listed Callidus Cloud (Nasdaq:CALD) in 2016. Prior to Datahug, he was a Management Consultant with PA Consulting Group in London, New York and Washington DC. Connor is an EY Entrepreneur of the Year alum, a recipient of the Best European B2B/Enterprise Startup at the Europas and Gartner Cool Vendor recipient. He has a computer science degree from UCC (Ireland) and lives in Berlin with his wife and 3 daughters.

Dariusz has over 20 years experience in the capital markets. He is currently also the Vice President of the Polish Association of Stock Exchange Issuers. Previously, he was the Managing Director of Ventus Asset Management, the President of the Tobacco Company Management Board in Lublin and the President of the Management Board of Karen. Between 2009 and 2010 he worked at the Confederation of Polish Employers. Previously he worked at UniCredit CAIB Polska and served as a member of PKN Orlen's board of directors, overseeing the capital group. In the years 2004 - 2005 he worked as Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Treasury responsible for privatization processes, especially in the fram

Piotr is an Executive Director of Digital Poland Foundation which wants to make Poland as one of the leading digital innovation hub in Europe. Prior to joining the foundation, Piotr worked for EY, Cyfrowy Polsat, Polkomtel, Orange and Shell. Experienced professional with a demonstrated history of working in the consulting, telecommunications, media and IT industry. Hands-on experience in transformation, business strategy and valuation, strategic project management, business development, digital and e-gov. Familiar with latest business, regulatory & technological trends including Electronic ID, robotic process automation (RPA), big data and monetisation, machine and deep learning, cloud, IoT.

Independent security expert - practitioner and scientist. Doctor of security sciences. Court expert in the field of information security - the only one in Poland. Designer and auditor of security management systems for business and the public sector. Expert of the Jagiellonian Institute, National Development Program "Poland 3.0", and the European Association for Security. Former police and special service officer.

Jarosław Bator is the COO and a Board Member of Business Link Sp. z o.o., Warsaw, Poland. At the same time, he also works for Skanska as the Business Development Director, the Management Team Member, where is responsible for strategic planning beyond the current business plan, for large sites and new sectors of the property market, and also for boosting Skanska office space. Jarek ran teams for the largest real estate portfolios in Central Europe. He is a member of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS).

Joanna Hir is award winning fashion tech designer, costume designer , innovator, CEO and founder of 4-D Sp. z o.o. Her area of expertise are wearables and merge of fashion and technology . Joanna is a winner of IOT/ WT World Cup 2018, world champion of innovation in 2018 , winner of the Gold Arrow at British Craft Awards 2015 and finalist of Think Big Competition. Joanna has been invited to showcase her fashion tech collection Vision Quest , collaborative Neurotech Fashion Project created with MuArts and as a fashion tech expert during international conferences for fashion and tech industries around the world.

Michał is the managing partner at Business&Innovation Consulting Team in Crido Taxand. He specializes in innovation, R+D consulting and innovation implementation. Michał has been in professional practice since 2002, specializing in business consulting regarding public aid, innovation and EU funds. He started off his career in the Ministry of Finance and in one of the Big Four auditors. He joined Crido at the very outset of operations, and now sits at management board and is the managing partner of Business&Innovation Consulting Team. Michał graduated from the Warsaw School of Economics with a major in Finance and Banking and completed a major in International Economic and Political Relations

Expert in state aid for innovation and research & development projects. Contributed to largest grants for private sector for innovative investments in Poland (grants over EUR 25 millions per one project). Worked for several technological and biotechnological companies to obtain cash grants for R&D. In 2010 and 2011 he has been working in Bucharest helping companies (both FDI and local) in obtaining cash grant for investments in Romania. Masters in Journalism and Social Communication at University of Warsaw. Author of articles, publications and reports on state aid.

Investment Associate at Innovation Nest, responsible for sourcing and evaluation of potential investments and working with portfolio companies. Loves getting familiar with new business models, crunching numbers and diving into financial modelling. Previously gained experience in management consulting and public sector working as an advisor to the Minister of Infrastructure and Development of Poland. During education years he was an active member and president of the board of the Students’ Association of Capital Markets "INDEX", and the owner of financial quarterly Profit Journal. Alumn of the prestigious Leslaw Paga foundation.

Expert at Industrial Development Agency JSC - Office of Development and Innovation, Technology Broker in Network of Open Innovation Project. Responsible for technology transfer process. Involved in implementation of the space sector support program, co-responsible for creating an acceleration program and setting up ARP Games company. Engineer, graduate of Warsaw University of Technology of two faculties: Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering and Faculty of Physics. Continuing PhD studies in Power Engineering, specialized in renewable energy sources.

Alex Linebrink is a blockchain evangelist and serial financial tech entrepreneur, having successfully launched multiple businesses handling hundreds of millions of dollars in transactions. In 2014, Alex founded Passage Inc, a ticketing and payments platform for niche events that has grown at 2-3x per year, and now services thousands of events around the world. In 2017, Alex and his team launched PassageX (http://PassageX.com) to fix a broken event ticketing industry using blockchain technology. PassageX has already tracked $10M+ in ticket sales on the blockchain: helping to eliminate fraud, lower transaction fees, and allow fairer revenue splits for artists and venues.

I’m a founder and CEO of technology start-up LGM, working on development and commercialization of smart electricity generator power control technology. I have over ten years’ experience in management with environmental consulting companies (in Poland and in Kazakhstan). Graduate of the Faculty of Environmental Engineering of the Cracow University of Technology, and European Management Studies - MBA program at Cracow University of Economics. With LGM I am a Digital University Hackathon winner and Startup Award Competition during Economic Forum in Tarnów. Now LGM is TOP 30 Most Promising Energy Startup in Europe in 2018.

Program POLAND 3.0 coordinator – the largest cluster project in Europe, the largest postwar programme in Poland. Vice President of the Board of the National Cluster Innovative Enterprises. Women Entrepreneurship Ambassador of the International Network of Women Entrepreneurship Ambassadors. Member of Women Entrepreneurship Council. President of Karma Clutch (Ltd.). A graduate of the Jagiellonian University. In Krakow’s Alma Mater she studied international economics and business management, then Applied Economic Sciences. She completed a courses on IESE Business School. Creator of the world-famous brand Cluster World.

Serial entrepreneur, visionary, strategist, co-founder, and investor in over 30 companies. Member of many Management and Supervisory Boards. Competences in new business and investment development. Co-founder of ARRINERA hypercars. Co-founder and CEO of ERNE VENTURES: a VC listed on Warsaw Stock Exchange since 2008 specialised in video games and blockchains; also the major investor in ARRINERA.

1987-90- co-founder of Liberal Congress and Private Entreprenuership Club - free market institutions, acting against communism system in Poland 1990-94 - Senior positions in 5 Polish Governments responsible for restructuring, privatisation and FDI investments 1994-96 EMBA completed in Krems Business School / Donaube University, Austria and UCLA, USA 1996-1999- Director in Bank Austria Creditanstalt Poland SA 2000 - by now - strategic adviser to many Polish &international companies in project finance/business development; Members of Boards in Lotos SA, ORBIS SA, II NFI, MERA, DOM SMAKU Group, AV Inwestor SA, Gdansk Agency for Regional Dev., and 3City Inter’l Airport

Agnieszka works at the intersection of European business, policy and innovation gathering intelligence and measuring impact of the “SME Instrument” program of the European Commission. This 3 bn € initiative supports growth of deep-tech European startups & scaleups. Equity-free funding is accompanied with world-class coaching and acceleration services to engage the whole ecosystem. Agnieszka brings along over 10 years of experience in impact analysis, data analysis and visualisation from European Institutions and private sector.

Previously corporate - experienced head of Assay Group, a privately held holding, focusing on consulting, market research and innovative investments. Assay Investment focuses on electromobility start-ups, surrounding branches of the market, as well as premium healthcare ventures and employer - oriented platforms and tools.

Head of Growth and Product Development Manager at INCREDBOTS, Project Growth Executive at Startup Spark Accelerator in cooperation with corporates such as Procter & Gamble, Ericsson or PGE, Head of Growth at Wolves Gate and INCRED HOUSE Agency. Artificial Intelligence and Brain Science lover, strongly believing in transhumanism. In the constant search for augmented intelligence. Focusing on making an impact in way machine understand humans. Working with the biggest corporates in Europe in fields of technological transformation, implementing startups technologies within their structures.

Chief Information Officer at Trivial.co Researching the blockchain space to help people make smart, data-based investment decisions.

Armin Konjalić is an expert for internet businesses, startups and venture capital in a developing world. By initiating the first startup ecosystem building activities in Bosnia and Herzegovina and across Balkans, Armin became one of the keys "movers and shakers" of the region. Armin was one of the founders of Startup.ba, the association for promoting and supporting entpreneurship in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the founder of "Balkanchangemakers" the association of community leaders from the Balkans region focused on regional cross-border cooperation and ecosystem development. From 2018 Armin is responsible Startup and Investor relations in Humaniq.

Blockchain developer, token economy specialist

Wojciech specializes in mergers and acquisitions and establishing capital structures in various jurisdictions with the use of vehicles such as companies, foundations, trusts and investment funds. For many years Wojciech has advised Polish and foreign institutional investors, banks and venture capital funds in the areas of corporate law, legal regulations on investment funds and public trading in securities. He has broad knowledge of and experience in establishing and managing complex investment projects based on cross-border structures.

Benjamin Joffe is a Partner at HAX, the leading investor in hardware (over 250 startups) part of SOSV, a global "deep tech" seed fund. In 2017, SOSV was ranked #1 in IoT, biotech, ag-tech and top 3 for women-lead startups. Benjamin is a keynote speaker (over 200 events including two TEDx), writer (Forbes, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, HackerNoon), quoted in Wall Street Journal, Wired and Nature. His talks and trends reports count over 1M views. He is an angel investor in a dozen companies including Yogome, Mexico’s most successful startup. Benjamin trained as an aerospace engineer before turning to strategy and Asia, where he worked from 2000 to 2018.

Joshua Scigala is an award winning designer, animator & entrepreneur. He has co- founded 5 technology startups as well as leading large technical teams. He was a pioneer in the sharing economy as well as in the blockchain space.His obsession with alternative economies of swapping and barter, general economic theory in the Austrian school of economics as well as understanding Keynesian economics has led Joshua to be one of the leading thinkers in the blockchain space. Joshua has a wide network of key leaders in the blockchain industry. Joshua moved to Berlin in 2012, and with his interest in alternative economies established Vaultoro.com as a co-founder together with his brother Philip

Łukasz Grass is the editor-in-chief of Business Insider Polska. He has over 17 years of experience working in the media. He worked as a journalist at TVN24. He was also deputy editor-in-chief of Radio TOK FM and head of its information department. He ran the program "Poland – operation change” for Discovery Channel. As a triathlon amateur completing Ironman distances (4km swimming, 180km cycling and 42km running), he founded the largest internet portal for the triathlon community). He is also the author of the books “Najlepszy. Gdy słabość staje się siłą" and "Trzy mądre małpy”.

• The international expert in the area of managing projects in the area of: innovation, new technologies, optimization of the production process, optimization of the business process in the area of building and development, quality management • 11 year experiences in the construction and oil & gas. • Effective manager, coordinating the projects on the international and state level • Currently she manages the Innovation and Technology Team, which develops technologies in the areas of robotics, automation, prefabrication, VR, AR, AI, 3D Printing, Geophysics and applications for ideas in the organization. • Girls In Tech Board Member in Poland

Alex Karevoll is the Program Manager at Techstars Energy in Partnership with Statoil in Oslo, Norway. He previously worked for Techstars Music in Los Angeles. Before joining Techstars, Alex worked for a number of startups in the Los Angeles area as a Product Manager.

Deputy Director at the Department of Commercialization, The National Centre for Research and Development. A graduate of Law and Psychology at theJagiellonian University in Cracov. He also studied International Relations and Law at Durham University in Great Britain. Moreover, he graduated from the School of American Law condcuted by lecturers of The Catholic University of America, Columbus Scool of Law, Washington D.C. For the last few years he has been cooperating with the National Centre of Research and Development, currently responsible for implementing fianancial intruments dedicated to technology startups

Innovation and New Business Director Since 2017 co-creates and leads innovation department in Medicover called Health Innovators. His responsibilities focus on monitoring, piloting and implementing new, innovative solutions around wide scope of health. Health Innovators goal is to create better and new services and products, increase patient satisfaction, optimize cost and create unique solutions that will increase medical quality. In years 2010-2017 Maciej was working in IBM. He had various roles within the company, starting with consultant role, project manager on e-Health National programme, ending on two years of leading role for development and selling of IBM Watson ar

Anna is responsible for building cooperation models between financial corporations and fintechs, particularly in frames of the open banking and payments projects as well as driving innovation in the European payments ecosystem. Her expertise lies in digital payments, acquiring as well as cognitive banking. Anna is an Ambassador for EWPN – European Women Payments Network. She is an Expert Member of the Jury at the EU European Innovation Council (SME Instrument), as well as the Jury of the CEE Capital Markets & FinTech Awards. Speaker and Advisory Board member at international FinTech/Payments conferences. Featured in the “TOP 20 Women in FinTech” Report.

Passionate of artificial intelligence, blockchain and new technologies, which he uses in his projects from various fields such as: real estate, human resources, finance. Finalist of Enactus World Cup. Wojciech is co-founder and CTO of HiDone, CTO of Doradcafirmy.pl with over 7 years of experience in IT.

Expert at Industrial Development Agency JSC – Office of Development and Innovation, Manager of Technology Broker Team in Network of Open Innovation Project. Responsible for managing the process of animation of technology transfer and evaluation of innovative investment projects. Experienced in working as project coordinator and implementer of innovative solutions in the production plant. Engineer passionate about innovation, graduate of the Faculty of Chemistry at Warsaw University of Technology and Postgraduate Studies at the Department of Computer Science of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences. Currently a student Corporate Finance Management at the Warsaw School of Economics.

On January 9, 2018, she was appointed as the Minister of Entrepreneurship and Technology. November 27, 2015 appointed to the position of Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Development. In the years 1999-2002 she worked in the Foreign Affairs Department of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister. In 2009 she became the Head of the Museum of the Polish People's Republic in Krakow. A graduate of the Institute of Political Sciences of the Jagiellonian University, at the Faculty of International and Political Studies of the Jagiellonian University. Social activist, author of many scientific publications. Former president of the Foundation Lepsza Polska. She speaks English, German and French

Pavel (Pasha) Bogdanov is a general partner at Almaz Capital, a venture fund with major offices in Portola Valley, CA, which is backed by Cisco Systems, EBRD and IFC. Founded in 2008, Almaz Capital invests in early stage, capital efficient technology companies. The fund focuses in bringing prominent startups from the Eastern Europe/ CIS to the global market. Pasha’s interests span software, gaming, and the Internet. He led deal execution for Jelastic, Parallels, Acumatica, Alawar, and other Almaz companies. He helps portfolio companies with strategy, fundraising, and recruitment. Prior to joining Almaz Capital, Pasha was a partner at Russian Technologies (RT), an early-stage venture capital.

Tim Draper założył Draper Associates w lipcu 1985 roku (teraz DFJ). Inwestycje obejmują Skype, Hotmail, Tesla, Baidu, Theranos, Overture, Twitch.TV, YeePay, Indiegogo, Docusign, Parametric Technology i AngelList. Jest twórcą viral marketingu, metody marketingowej kluczowej dla sukcesów Hotmail i Skype. Założył DFJ/Draper Network, globalną sieć funduszy venture, które współpracują w celu usprawnienia usług dla przedsiębiorców. Obejmuje 30 miast na całym świecie. Tim pojawił się na listach jako numer 46. wśród najbardziej wyjątkowych absolwentów Harvarda, numer 7. na liście Forbes Midas, numer 1. Most Networked Venture Capitalist od Always On oraz numer 98. Worth Magazine wśród stu wpływowych osób w finansach 2014.

Alon jest dyrektorem zarządzającym Blumberg Capital i szefem oddziału w Tel Awiwie. Jest aktywny na technologicznych rynkach w Izraelu, Europie i Japonii od 15 lat. Doświadczony manager ds. rozwoju biznesu, tworzy alianse strategiczne z operatorami komórkowymi, producentami sprzętu i integratorami systemu na całym świecie. Rozpoczął karierę jako założyciel i CEO Sales Gate International (SGI) – firmy zajmującej się rozwojem przedsiębiorstw z oddziałami w Londynie, Tokio i Tel Awiwie. Skupia się na poszukiwaniu technologii, prywatnych inwestycjach korporacyjnych i przejęciach.

Prowadzący i producent nagradzanego show radiowego “The Guestlist Podcast”. Jason Scott jest również wielokrotnie docenianym specjalistą ds. eventów, założycielem i dyrektorem firmy konsultingowej z zakresu sprzedaży i marketingu, która specjalizuje się w postawach przedsiębiorczych i rozwoju strategii. Jest również cenionym mówcą, autorem bestsellerów i impresario startupów. Jest również mentorem FastForward15 i kolejnym przewodniczącym International Live Events Association. Pojawił się w zestawieniu 100 najlepszych wpływowych osób w branży eventowej przeprowadzonym przez Eventbrite 2016, zwycięzca nagrody Hot 50 w kategorii media.

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Per Schlingmann jest liderem opinii w Szwecji, mówi na tematy z dziedzin komunikacji, strategii i zarządzania zmianami. Dzięki połączeniu doświadczenia w prowadzeniu radykalnych zmian oraz bycia na czele rozwijania nowych sposobów komunikacji Per idealnie sprawdza się jako przewodnik w rozumieniu, jak nawigować w przyszłości. Skupia się na kierunku, w którym zmierzają ludzie, firmy i społeczeństwo. Per założył i był przewodniczącym agencji komunikacyjnej, sekretarzem generalnym Umiarkowanej Partii Koalicyjnej i sekretarzem stanu w biurze Premiera. Jest szeroko znany ze swoich prac z partią Moderata i jest uznawany na głównego spin doctora w Szwecji.

Prezes zarządu Vivus Finance, lidera rynku mikropożyczek w Polsce. Wcześniej związany z Polbankiem. Przez pięć lat rozwijał ofertę i sieć sprzedaży kredytów hipotecznych, czego efektem były czołowe miejsca w rankingach kredytowych. Przez kolejne dwa odpowiadał za rozwój produktów dla MSP. W tym czasie Polbank został uznany przez Forbes najlepszym bankiem dla małych firm. W 2013 roku uruchomił Vivus Finance, który od tego czasu wyznacza trendy na rynku pożyczek on-line. Lider rynku FinTech w Polsce. Loukas rozpoczynał karierę zawodową w KPMG. Jest absolwentem Wydziału Zarządzania i Komunikacji Społecznej na Uniwersytecie Jagiellońskim, Stuttgart Institute of Management and Technology oraz Szkoły Głównej Handlowej w Warszawie.

Matt Komorowski is responsible for driving PayPal business and delivering company’s strategy in more than 39 countries, including the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium, Scandinavia, Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), and Ireland. Matt is focusing on payment innovations to address changing consumer shopping behavior, as well as on leveraging payment technology to accelerate e-commerce and help businesses to expand both domestically and internationally. As a graduate of University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Commerce, he has a degree in Commerce and Finance.

Valentin urodził się w Wiedniu. Studiował rachunkowość i finanse na Uniwersytecie St. Gallen, Uniwersytecie Sophia w Tokio i Uniwersytecie Ekonomicznym w Wiedniu. Podczas studiów pracował w wielu dziedzinach, m.in. strategy consulting, bankowości inwestycyjnej/M&A. Po ukończeniu studiów dołączył do internetowego inkubatora Rocket Internet jako Entrepreneur in Residence. Był zaangażowany w budowanie wielu firm, w tym Payleven i Paymill.